Author Archives: Kevin Northup
Woman dies in East Hants collision
A 22-year-old woman is dead after a collision between a side-by-side and a vehicle. It happened on Highway 214 in Belnan, East Hants on Saturday night. The woman from Milford was a passenger on the si...
Kevin Northup Dec 02, 2024
New N.S. opposition leader wants permanent tax break on groceries
The province's incoming opposition leader welcomes a federal tax break on groceries. But the NDP's Claudia Chender says Premier Tim Houston's government can go a step further. Chender wants Houston to...
Kevin Northup Dec 02, 2024
Committee overseeing N.S. mass casualty recommendations says progress being made, but more to be done
Action is happening to address partner-violence and access to firearms. That's according to the Progress Monitoring Committee, who released their first annual update on recommendations from the Mass C...
Kevin Northup Nov 29, 2024
Temporary layoffs for striking Canada Post workers
Some striking Canada Post workers have been laid off. In a statement to our newsroom, Canada Post spokesperson Phil Rogers says the layoffs are temporary. He says expired collective agreements no long...
Kevin Northup Nov 28, 2024
Man accused in Shelburne County wildfire case enters guilty plea
A change in plea for a man allegedly involved in Nova Scotia's largest wildfire Twenty-three-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale has pleaded guilty to leaving a fire unattended when it's not ...
Kevin Northup Nov 27, 2024
Houston's 'super majority' defies trend, says poli sci professor
A political science professor thinks the Progressive Conservatives defied gravity by gaining a super majority in Tuesday's Nova Scotia provincial election. Dr. Tom Urbaniak of Cape Breton University s...
Kevin Northup Nov 27, 2024
Liberal leader Zach Churchill loses seat by 14 votes
Nova Scotia's Liberal leader has lost the seat he's held for 14 years. Zach Churchill lost by 14 votes to Progressive Conservative candidate Nick Hilton in Yarmouth. The results were finalized Wednesd...
Kevin Northup Nov 27, 2024
Crosby first Nova Scotian to score 600 NHL goals
History for Cole Harbour's Sidney Crosby, He became the 21st NHLer, and first ever Nova Scotian to record 600 goals. Crosby hit the milestone in Saturday's Penguins' loss at home to Utah. He did it in...
Kevin Northup Nov 24, 2024
UPDATE: Scattered power outages in N.S. as rain and wind warnings in effect
A wet and windy Saturday. Environment Canada has rainfall warnings in place for Lunenburg, Halifax, Guysborough and Cape Breton. Up to 70 millimetres of rain could fall through the day. Wind warnings ...
Kevin Northup Nov 23, 2024
Cineplex introduces free refill program for popcorn, drinks
You won't be running out of popcorn at the movie theatre. If you get a large popcorn and drink at Cineplex, you're now entitled to a free refill on both. You don't have to be a member, it applies to t...
Kevin Northup Nov 22, 2024





